释义 |
▪ I. † bulle, bule obs. exc. dial. [A variant spelling of boul, q.v.] A semicircular or bowed handle, as of a pail, a door, etc.
1483Cath. Angl. 47 A Bulle (Bwylle) of a dore, grapa. 1747Hooson Miner's Dict. F. 1 b, In the Bottom [of the Corfe] near the ends of it are two Holes bored, in which the bended Bule is put. 1790W. Marshall Midl. Counties (E.D.S.) Bule, the bow-handle of a pail. 1875Lanc. Gloss. (E.D.S.) Bule, the handle of a pot, pan, or other utensil. 1881Leicestersh. Words (E.D.S.) Bule, semicircular handle of a bucket, pot-lid, etc. ▪ II. bulle obs. form of bull. |